Nassau, New Providence - The
Memorial Service for the late Dr. Myles OBE, and Pastor Ruth Munroe, Founders
of Bahamas Faith Ministries International, will be held on Wednesday December
3, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Sports
Centre.
The
State-Recognized Funeral Service for the late Dr. Myles Munroe OBE and Pastor
Ruth Munroe, will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 11:00 at the
Diplomat Center - Carmichael Road.
Towards
this end it is the intention of the POLICE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT:
To
provide motor cycle escorts for the late Dr. Myles and Pastor Ruth Munroe;
their bodies will be escorted from Bethel Brothers Morticians, Nassau Street,
to Bahamas Faith Ministries International Carmichael Road.
To
provide escort for the family for the official viewing from the Families
residences to Bahamas Faith Ministries Carmichael Road, and back to their
residences on Wednesday December 3, 2014.
To
provide escorts for the family from their residences, to the Thomas A. Robinson
Stadium Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre; and from the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium
to their residences after the Memorial Service on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.
To
provide escorts for the Governor General Her Excellency Dame Marguerite
Pindling, The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National
Security and the Commissioner of Police. Additionally, the department will
provide any other escort(s) that may be requested.
INTENTION
It
is our intention to provide two (2) motorcyclists to escort the bodies of Dr.
Myles and Pastor Ruth Munroe which will be in two (2) Hearses at a speed
between 10 to 15 mph from Bethel Brothers Morticians, Nassau Street, to Bahamas
Faith Ministries, Carmichael Road, on Wednesday, December 3, 2014at
8:30 am.
ROUTE
FROM BETHEL BROTHERS MORTICIANS, NASSAU STREET, TO BAHAMAS FAITH
MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL ,CARMICHAEL ROAD
Travel
south on Nassau Street to Thompson Boulevard, south on Thompson Boulevard to
the Six Legged Round-About, around the Round-About to Bethel Avenue, south
along Bethel Avenue to Sir Milo Butler Highway, south along Sir Milo Butler
Highway to Carmichael Road, east on Carmichael Road to Bahamas Faith
Ministries.
FROM THE CHURCH TO THE CEMETERY
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Travel
west on Carmichael Road to Sir Milo Butler Highway,
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north
onto Sir Milo Butler Highway to the Round-About at Tonique Williams-Darling
Highway,
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West
on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway to J.F. Kennedy Drive to the area of the
Red Cross where the motorcade will form into a procession and travel west along
J. F. Kennedy Drive onto Gladstone Road concluding at Lakeview Cemetery.
ROAD CLOSURE
From
4:00 p.m. on Wednesday December 3, 2014 the following Streets will be closed
until after the Memorial Service:-
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Bahamas Games Boulevard - between Yellow
Elder Way and Moss Road.
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Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre Road - between
Thompson Boulevard and Thomas A. Robinson Stadium.
From
at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday December 4, 2014 the following Streets will be closed
until after the Funeral Service:-
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Carmichael Road between Mermaid Boulevard
east and Mermaid Boulevard west
TRAFFIC
DIVERSION
During
the closure of Carmichael Road traffic will be diverted south along Mermaid
Boulevard east to Golden Gates Strait, west along Golden Gates Strait to
Mermaid Boulevard west, west along Mermaid Boulevard to Carmichael Road. Where necessary, traffic will be diverted
along Fire Trail Road, Allen Drive and Faith Avenue; the public is asked to
plan alternative routes to avoid any disruption, from the in place traffic
management, during the length of the service at the church and cemetery.
During
the procession from the church vehicular traffic travelling along Carmichael
Road, Faith Avenue North and South, Sir Milo Butler Highway, Tonique
Williams-Darling Highway, John F. Kennedy Drive and Gladstone Road will be
diverted onto side streets for proper traffic management.
NO PARKING
From 6:00 a.m. on Thursday December 4, 2014 until after the church
service no vehicles will be permitted to park along the following streets:-
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Carmichael Road between Mermaid Boulevard
East and West -
- Both Sides-
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Sir Milo Butler Highway between Carmichael
Road and Tonique Williams-Darling Highway -
Both Sides
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Tonique Williams-Darling between Sir Milo
Butler Highway and John F. Kennedy Drive -
Both Sides
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John F. Kennedy Drive between Tonique
Williams-Darling Highway and Gladstone Road - Both Sides
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Gladstone Road between Bahamas Waste and J.F.
Kennedy Drive
-Both
Sides
PARKING
Parking will
be permitted for persons attending the service at the following venues located
on Carmichael Road:-
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parking
lot of Bahamas Christian Fellowship Centre
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St.
Gregory's Anglican Church
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Golden
Gates World Outreach Ministries.
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the
parking lot of South West Cathedral,
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Cousin
McPhee Cathedral
Buses will
be used to transport persons from the mentioned location to the church every 15
minutes. Parking on the church grounds are for reserved vehicles only.
…………………………………………………
Mr.
Craig A. Stubbs
Superintendent of Police
Officer-In-Charge
Traffic
Department
State Recognized Funeral for Dr. Myles Munroe & Pastor Ruth Ann Munroe: Open to the General Public
CeCe Winans to Perform at Myles Munroe Funeral
